हरि

See also: हरा, हरू, ह्री, हीरा, हार, and हर

Braj

Proper noun

हरि (hari) m

(Hinduism) Hari: an epithet of Krishna, avatar of Vishnu

Hindi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ɾiː/, [ɦɐ.ɾiː]

Noun

हरि • (hari) m

Vishnu

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हरि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “हरि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हरि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

হৰি (Assamese script)
ᬳᬭᬶ (Balinese script)
হরি (Bengali script)
𑰮𑰨𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀳𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
ဟရိ (Burmese script)
હરિ (Gujarati script)
ਹਰਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌹𑌰𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦲꦫꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂯𑂩𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಹರಿ (Kannada script)
ហរិ (Khmer script)
ຫຣິ (Lao script)
ഹരി (Malayalam script)
ᡥᠠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘮𑘨𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠾᠠᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧎𑧈𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐴𑐬𑐶 (Newa script)
ହରି (Odia script)
ꢲꢬꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆲𑆫𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖮𑖨𑖰 (Siddham script)
හරි (Sinhalese script)
𑪂𑩼𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚩𑚤𑚮 (Takri script)
ஹரி (Tamil script)
హరి (Telugu script)
หริ (Thai script)
ཧ་རི (Tibetan script)
𑒯𑒩𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨱𑨫𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-i-s, from *ǵʰelh₃-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri), Persian (zar, “gold”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́.ɾi/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐ.ɾi/

Adjective

हरि • (hári) stem

yellow or green
fawn-coloured
reddish brown
brown
tawny
pale
yellow
fallow
bay (especially applied to horses)
green
greenish

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरिः háriḥ	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Vocative	हरे háre	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Accusative	हरिम् hárim	हरी hárī	हरीन् hárīn
Instrumental	हरिणा / हर्या¹ háriṇā / háryā¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरये háraye	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरौ / हरा¹ hárau / hárā¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरिः háriḥ	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Vocative	हरे háre	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Accusative	हरिम् hárim	हरी hárī	हरीः hárīḥ
Instrumental	हर्या / हरी¹ háryā / hárī¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरये / हर्यै² / हरी¹ háraye / háryai² / hárī¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरेः / हर्याः² / हर्यै³ háreḥ / háryāḥ² / háryai³	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरेः / हर्याः² / हर्यै³ háreḥ / háryāḥ² / háryai³	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरौ / हर्याम्² / हरा¹ hárau / háryām² / hárā¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरि hári	हरिणी háriṇī	हरीणि / हरि¹ / हरी¹ hárīṇi / hári¹ / hárī¹
Vocative	हरि / हरे hári / háre	हरिणी háriṇī	हरीणि / हरि¹ / हरी¹ hárīṇi / hári¹ / hárī¹
Accusative	हरि hári	हरिणी háriṇī	हरीणि / हरि¹ / हरी¹ hárīṇi / hári¹ / hárī¹
Instrumental	हरिणा / हर्या¹ háriṇā / háryā¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरिणे / हरये¹ háriṇe / háraye¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरिणः / हरेः¹ háriṇaḥ / háreḥ¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरिणः / हरेः¹ háriṇaḥ / háreḥ¹	हरिणोः háriṇoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरिणि / हरौ¹ / हरा¹ háriṇi / hárau¹ / hárā¹	हरिणोः háriṇoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

हरि • (hári) stem, m

a horse, steed (especially of Indra)
a lion
the sign of the zodiac Leo
the sun
a monkey
a ray of light
the moon
mungo bean (Vigna mungo)
a jackal
a parrot
peacock
the koil or Indian cuckoo
a goose
a frog
a snake
fire
the wind
(in the plural) men, people (= मनुष्याः)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरिः háriḥ	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Vocative	हरे háre	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Accusative	हरिम् hárim	हरी hárī	हरीन् hárīn
Instrumental	हरिणा / हर्या¹ háriṇā / háryā¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरये háraye	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरौ / हरा¹ hárau / hárā¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Old Javanese: hari (“lion”)
- > Javanese: ꦲꦫꦶ (hari) (inherited)

Proper noun

हरि • (hári) stem, m (feminine हरी)

a name of Vayu
a name of Indra
a name of Vishnu and Krishna (in this sense thought by some to be derived from √hṛ, 'to take away or remove evil or sin')
a name of Brahmā
a name of Yama
a name of Shiva
a name of Shukra
a name of Su-parṇa
a name of a son of Garuda
a name of a Rakshasa
a name of a Danava
a name of a son of Akampaua (or Anukampana)
a name of a son of Tārakâksha
a name of a son of Parājit
a name of a son of Parāvṛit
a name of a worshiper of Vishṇu
name of various authors and scholars (especially of the poet Bhartṛi-hari as the author of the Vākya-padīya)
name (also with miśra, bhaṭṭa, dīkṣita etc.)
a name of a mountain
name of a world (compare hari-varṣa)
name of a metre
name of a particular high number
name a particular class of gods under Manu Tāmasa

References

Monier Williams (1899) “हरि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1289.

Yamphu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hʌri/

Noun

हरि (hari)

blood